About

Markku Lepistö is one of the most respected Finnish folk accordionists with over 30 years of music career. His skills on both diatonic and chromatic accordions are recognized worldwide.

Lepistö was born in Southern Ostrobothnia in 1963. The region is very well known for the rich folk music tradition and Markku started to play button accordion by ear at the age of five. He started his actual music studies first at the Seinäjoki Music School and then later the professional music studies at the Sibelius Academy which is nowadays known as University of the Arts Helsinki. Lepistö has graduated as the Master of Music in 1990 and as the Doctor of Music in 2016.

Some highlights

Doctor of Music degree 2016 Doctoral Thesis: “Markkinarenkuttimesta Martin Pauliin” (The History of the Accordion in Finland 1850–1900)